³² For the perverse is an abomination to Yahweh,
    but his friendship is with the upright.

³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life.
    He who is wise wins souls.

²⁶ A righteous person is cautious in friendship,
    but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

²⁰ The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor,
    but the rich person has many friends.

²⁸ A perverse man stirs up strife.
    A whisperer separates close friends.

⁹ He who covers an offense promotes love;
    but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

¹⁷ A friend loves at all times;
    and a brother is born for adversity.

¹⁹ A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city.
    Disputes are like the bars of a fortress.

²⁴ A man of many companions may be ruined,
    but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

⁴ Wealth adds many friends,
    but the poor is separated from his friend.